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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 19, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bruce Lee Troutman, Meridian, ID (US);
Peter D. Manos, II, Boise, ID (US);
Assignee:
ZiLOG, Inc., Campbell, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 1/90175 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 1/90175 ;
Abstract
A high voltage level shifter includes one or more complementary pairs of transistors connected together in series separate the output terminal from the input terminal so as to prevent junction breakdowns, oxide breakdowns, and punch-through breakdowns.